Hospital restructuring and nursing staff well-being: The role of perceived hospital and union support
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This research examined the effects of perceived hospital and union support on work satisfaction and psychological well-being of nursing staff during a period of hospital restructuring and downsizing. Data were collected from 1363 hospital-based nurses using anonymous questionnaires. Respondents reported receiving moderate levels of both hospital and union support during this period. However nursing staff reporting higher levels of perceived hospital support indicated greater job satisfaction, more job security, lower levels of psychological burnout and fewer psychosomatic symptoms, controlling for personal and work situation factors and extent of restructuring and downsizing initiatives. Implications for organizational management during downsizing and reorganization are drawn.
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Numerous sources of nursing stress have been recognized, such as shift work, patient death, heavy workload, powerlessness, management styles, and poorly designed jobs and work environments.
“Many sources of nurses’ stress have been identified, including shift work, death of patients, heavy work load, feelings of powerlessness, management styles, and ill-designed jobs and work environments (Burke & Greenglass, 2001; Laschinger et al., 2001; Ruggiero, 2003; Upenieks, 2003; Cohen-Katz et al., 2005).”
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- Authors
- Burke, R. J., & Greenglass, E. R.
- Affiliations
- York University (CA)
- Venue
- Anxiety, Stress & Coping
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2001-02
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 93-115
- ISSN
- 1061-5806 (ISSN-L)
- 1477-2205
- OpenAlex
- W2008822943
- Cited by
- 53
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 3.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Anxiety Stress & Coping (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- York University
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Organizational Downsizing and Restructuring
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Research and Theory › Nursing education and management
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Leadership and Management › Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues
- Keywords
- hospital restructuring, nurses, job satisfaction, psychological well-being, burnout, psychosomatic symptoms, job security, perceived organizational support, trade union support, hospital downsizing, organizational restructuring
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